Category: Romantasy
The Book of Dragons by Molly Francis
The author kindly allowed me to be an ARC reader for this book. The hero who thinks they are just a normal person until their history is revealed is a major trope in fantasy – Luke Skywalker anyone? Main character Sif Lanthor is exactly such a person. She thinks she is just a “normal girl” […]
Continue reading The Book of Dragons by Molly FrancisZodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
I am genuinely unsure what to make of this book. So first of all, it has a lot of pretty well-worn tropes. I don’t usually hold that against a writer, some of my favourite stories are re-imaginings of older works. But the “re-imagining” part is definitely not playing a role here, the main characters are […]
Continue reading Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne ValentiAlchemised by SenLinYu
Oh my Gods, I loved this book so much. Normally when I read I have a notepad next to me and I note down points that I want to mention later. For this book, I made zero notes – I was glued to the story from the very first page. There are parts of the […]
Continue reading Alchemised by SenLinYuThis Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
I had to think about which category this book belongs in before finally deciding on Romantasy. The romance is absolutely the central focus of the book, but do I call it a fantasy? Eventually I decided that the world-building is “fantastic” enough to count, but if I run into any more like this I may […]
Continue reading This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneKingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
This book is honkin’ huge. Which makes sense because there is a lot of ground to cover. The team is scattered across the map, each group with a different task to accomplish and all facing incredible odds against success. Doing their respective stories justice is bound to take a lot of pages. Another character reappears […]
Continue reading Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J MaasTower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
I am ashamed to admit how long it took me to notice the pun in the name of this book – Yrene’s last name is towers and her magic looks like white light. I never claimed to be smart. So this entire book takes place in the city of Antica in the Southern Kingdom. The […]
Continue reading Tower of Dawn by Sarah J MaasEmpire of Storms by Sarah J Maas
A LOT happens in this book. Holy crap. A+++ for plot movement. I should have known that Aelin showing up in Terrasen after two decades would not be as simple as just stepping up to her throne. Darrow tells her she is not the Queen unless the other nobles give their support, but I notice […]
Continue reading Empire of Storms by Sarah J MaasQueen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas
So Aelin returns to Rifthold, where the story began. The same characters are in play but everything feels different. Everything is different and only in part because Aelin has changed so much. Choal starts off being plenty pissy, but to be fair the man has a point. I’m sure he was hoping she would return […]
Continue reading Queen of Shadows by Sarah J MaasOnyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
A large part of the storyline in this book is the hunt for Andarna’s family and that raises so many questions for me. It’s confirmed that the dragons lay eggs but also that they are involved in raising the children. So are they raised communally? By their biological parents? Or by their “breeds’ and Andarna […]
Continue reading Onyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosIron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
So in the first couple of chapters The Assembly votes to send Violet and the other cadets back to Basgiath. This kind of makes sense from the rebel point of view I guess, but it’s not so good for the cadets when it becomes obvious that they are being targeted for assassination. I guess once […]
Continue reading Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros